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[[File:Red corridor 2008.png|thumb|The "red corridor" of India in 2008.]] | [[File:Red corridor 2008.png|thumb|The "red corridor" of India in 2008.]] | ||
The '''Naxalite–Maoist insurgency''' is an ongoing [[protracted people's war]] between [[Marxism–Leninism–Maoism|Maoist]] revolutionaries and the [[Republic of India|Indian state]]. Multiple communist parties are involved, including the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|CPI (Maoist)]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPIML Liberation]], and the [[People's Liberation Army of Manipur]]. The conflict began in [[Naxalbari]] village in [[West Bengal]] in 1967, and over 3,000 Naxalites were killed between 1999 and 2016.<ref>{{News citation|title=Fatalities in Left-wing Extremism: 1999-2018* (MHA)|url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxalmha.htm|newspaper=Institute for Conflict Management|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008023622/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxalmha.htm|archive-date=2017-10-08|retrieved=2022-03-14}}</ref> Former prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]] described the Naxalite insurgency as the largest internal security threat ever faced by India.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Rajishri Ramaswamy|date=2020-12-18|title=Red Corridor: Biggest Internal Security Threat|url=https://bnwjournal.com/2020/12/18/red-corridor-biggest-internal-security-threat/|newspaper=Black n' White Journal|retrieved=2022-03-14}}</ref> | The '''Naxalite–Maoist insurgency''' is an ongoing [[protracted people's war]] between [[Marxism–Leninism–Maoism|Maoist]] revolutionaries and the [[Republic of India|Indian state]]. Multiple communist parties are involved, including the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|CPI (Maoist)]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPIML Liberation]], and the [[People's Liberation Army of Manipur]]. The conflict began in [[Naxalbari]] village in [[West Bengal]] in 1967, and over 3,000 Naxalites were killed between 1999 and 2016.<ref>{{News citation|title=Fatalities in Left-wing Extremism: 1999-2018* (MHA)|url=https://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxalmha.htm|newspaper=Institute for Conflict Management|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008023622/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/india/maoist/data_sheets/fatalitiesnaxalmha.htm|archive-date=2017-10-08|retrieved=2022-03-14}}</ref> Former prime minister [[Manmohan Singh]] described the Naxalite insurgency as the largest internal security threat ever faced by India.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Rajishri Ramaswamy|date=2020-12-18|title=Red Corridor: Biggest Internal Security Threat|url=https://bnwjournal.com/2020/12/18/red-corridor-biggest-internal-security-threat/|newspaper=Black n' White Journal|retrieved=2022-03-14}}</ref> | ||
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The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing protracted people's war between Maoist revolutionaries and the Indian state. Multiple communist parties are involved, including the CPI (Maoist), CPIML Liberation, and the People's Liberation Army of Manipur. The conflict began in Naxalbari village in West Bengal in 1967, and over 3,000 Naxalites were killed between 1999 and 2016.[1] Former prime minister Manmohan Singh described the Naxalite insurgency as the largest internal security threat ever faced by India.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Fatalities in Left-wing Extremism: 1999-2018* (MHA)". Institute for Conflict Management. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ↑ Rajishri Ramaswamy (2020-12-18). "Red Corridor: Biggest Internal Security Threat" Black n' White Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-14.